Kamen Rider Date A Live

Therefore, Kiritsugu Emiya, who knew that Kirei Kotomine was a first-class agent, was not surprised that Kirei Kotomine would use the Black Key as a weapon. However, if it were to deal with a spirit, the Black Key would undoubtedly be a good choice. But Kirei Kotomine is not a spirit and would not cause any spiritual phenomena. Using the Black Key, which has low physical attack power, on himself would be a complete mistake.

But that's where the problem arises.

Why does Kirei Kotomine use the black keys as a weapon to fight himself?

The moment this question crossed his mind, seeing the black keys formed by magic behind him, Kiritsugu Emiya finally understood why Kirei Kotomine used the black keys as a weapon.

Whoosh!

Completely different from the silver-white blade of the previous Black Key, this blade, infused with Kirei Kotomine's magic, is now jet black, seemingly capable of endlessly devouring everything, and is connected to the hilt—it must be said that this version of Black Key is more worthy of the name Black Key than the original.

"Let's settle this once and for all, Kiritsugu Emiya. Let me see how far you'll fight for your wife—if it pleases me, I might spare your life."

"Hmph! You're the one who should die, Kirei Kotomine!"

Without directly answering Kirei Kotomine's question, Kiritsugu Emiya simply delivered his verdict to Kirei Kotomine and pulled the trigger!

Clang!

Without dodging, nor needing to dodge, Kirei Kotomine, expressionless, deflected the bullet with his sword, allowing the bullet, now split in two, to strike the ground before charging away!

"Tsk!!"

Bang bang bang bang bang! ! ! !

He retreated quickly, but at the same time drew another gun, using both guns simultaneously to attack Kirei Kotomine at the perfect moment—you must know that even the most flawless defense will inevitably reveal a slight opening at the instant of attack!

Even legendary Heroic Spirits like Nanoha, who are Shido's seniors, cannot avoid this—because they are all human, and no matter how much they train, the structure of the human body will always make it impossible for humans to do many things.

For example, the human skeleton restricts human movement. A perfectly normal person, no matter what, cannot possibly twist their neck completely or rotate their body 360 degrees…

Of course, this kind of thing is not limited to humans. Generally speaking, as long as it is a living organism, there will be many limitations, such as bones, limbs, fur, etc.

However, on the other hand, there are some things that cannot be predicted or understood using common sense. The best example is Evangeline, who is a true progenitor of vampires, or Ayumu Aikawa, who is a zombie. Although these types of people still have physical limitations, they can use their will to break through those limitations—of course, these limitations are not broken easily.

However, the world is so vast that there are always limitations that some creatures cannot overcome, while others can easily break through them—the best analogy would be soft-bodied, boneless animals like squid and octopuses, with their slimy tentacles!

At that very moment, right before Kiritsugu Emiya's eyes, Kirei Kotomine gave him a free performance of what it meant to break through the limitations of the human body... a performance show!

"That is……"

The bullets were originally aimed at Kirei Kotomine's head, heart, calves, cervical spine, shoulder, left and right sides of his legs. Although the accuracy was reduced because he was retreating while shooting, it was impossible to dodge all of them, even if he could dodge a few.

but……

Twisted~~~

In that instant, Kirei Kotomine's body defied all the principles of vertebrates, twisting and dodging all the bullets like waves (tentacles). Then, his hands suddenly extended, like a robot's rocket punch, and with a whoosh, he thrust six black keys at the spot where Kiritsugu Emiya had just tried to attack him!

That's right, it's the left leg, right side, right leg, left side... Huh? Isn't this a bit too far forward?

Ahem, although Kirei Kotomine's action surprised Kiritsugu Emiya, looking at the six black keys so close at hand, Kiritsugu Emiya remained completely calm—because he had already anticipated all of this.

Kirei Kotomine is no longer human; his body cannot be understood using conventional logic—and correspondingly, his fighting style is the same.

Episode 226: Kiritsugu Emiya vs. Kirei Kotomine (Part 2)

Episode 226: Kiritsugu Emiya vs. Kirei Kotomine (Part 2)

"Humph!"

Even though the six black keys were now within reach, Kiritsugu Emiya merely snorted and softly recited the magical achievements of the Emiya family's generations of exploration into time manipulation, which were enough to alter his own time.

"timealter -- double -- acceleration (proper time control -- double speed)!!"

Kiritsugu's pupils contracted instantly, the magic crest etched on his body began to heat up, his magic power began to circulate, his blood began to flow at twice the normal speed, his hemoglobin began to burn at twice the normal speed, and the time it took for his muscles to move became twice the normal time—that's right, just as Kiritsugu had just said, Kiritsugu's time had accelerated!

He put the gun back in his left pocket and took out several bombs, slightly larger than cigarette boxes, that were bundled together from his pocket. With a flick of his finger, the straps binding the bombs came undone, and before the straps could come undone completely, Kiritsugu threw the bombs at Kirei Kotomine with incredible speed!

Of course, under normal circumstances, Kiritsugu would probably be pierced by the six black keys before he could even finish these actions, but Kiritsugu was twice as fast as usual! These actions were completed in less than two seconds!

Click.

The instant he threw it, while rapidly retreating, Kiritsugu pressed a button hidden in his belt, detonating the explosives!

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!!!

Although those square bombs were small, the explosions they produced after being detonated were quite massive. Even Kiritsugu, who was running exceptionally fast, was hit by rocks and shockwaves from the explosions because he didn't have time to escape completely. He was bruised by the rocks and shockwaves. However, the bruises were just minor cuts, and the shockwaves only pushed Kiritsugu further away, causing him to fall to the ground.

Ding dong, ding dong.

The violent explosion caused the ground within a radius of over a hundred meters to collapse and turn black. At the same time, countless pieces of rubble and remnants of the bomb were blown in all directions. One of them flew near Kiritsugu, and on it were two words that were blurred and damaged due to the explosion.

With a closer look, it's easy to identify the characters from the remaining components—c4, which is what's printed on it.

...Well, no wonder it's C4! Is this the legendary "C4 can fix anything that goes wrong"?

However, the powerful explosion did not completely reassure Kiritsugu. The moment he was knocked to the ground by the shockwave, he immediately stood up and began to wander around, keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings.

While the combined power of those explosions was indeed formidable, it also created another problem—because of the smoke, no one could see what was inside, and no one knew whether Kirei Kotomine was dead or not—and, most importantly, Kiritsugu certainly didn't believe that Kirei Kotomine would die like that!

While remaining vigilant, Kiritsugu stopped using magic and ended his Time Control. As expected, his body experienced a tremendous squeezing and twisting sensation at the end. Even a man like Kiritsugu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and breathe rapidly. Fortunately, Kiritsugu had only activated double speed, so the squeezing and twisting sensation wasn't too severe. Furthermore, the Time Control hadn't been used for very long, and the physical burden subsided quickly.

However, just as Kiritsugu was wandering around, something happened in the center of the battlefield that even Kiritsugu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

The Holy Grail, the omnipotent cauldron capable of granting all wishes, and the collective evil of all humanity's evil will, were devoured right before everyone's eyes by a gigantic, fleshy mouth that fell from the sky!

"What?!"

This stunned silence and surprise lasted only a moment, because Kiritsugu knew he didn't have time to deal with that gaping mouth. But even that moment had become a deadly danger!

In that instant, dozens of pitch-black spikes suddenly shot out from the ground!

"Oh no...!!!"

Coming to his senses, Kiritsugu looked at the dozens of sharp spikes that were about to pierce him in the next moment. His adrenaline surged, and with a speed even faster than usual, he took out the strongest shield, the one that Shido had given him before everyone was separated, and the one that Shiori had given him.

Clang clang clang clang clang!

Just as those sharp spikes were about to turn Kiritsugu into a hedgehog, three platinum agitω emblems, arranged side by side, were hidden on Kiritsugu's chest. The leftmost emblem emitted a burst of light and quickly disappeared.

At the same time, the vanished emblem grew to a gigantic size and created a spherical platinum shield centered on itself, blocking the fatal blow from the ground!

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Although the platinum shield blocked the fatal blow for Kiritsugu Emiya, it was shattered by the barrage of spikes. However, before it broke, the sudden upward thrust from below sent Kiritsugu flying, crashing heavily to the ground. The force of the spikes was so great that he bounced three times before stopping. This resulted in significant bleeding, and many of his magazines and bombs were ejected.

Fortunately, Kiritsugu did not suffer any fatal injuries, and his most important weapons—the two guns—were still in his possession.

However, if it is not treated in time, the constant bleeding will be a huge disadvantage in the upcoming battle.

However, there was no time for that. Even with the trauma he had suffered, Kiritsugu's mind was still very clear about the current situation. To put it simply, it was these three points: Kirei Kotomine was not dead, the evil of this world and the Holy Grail had disappeared, and Kirei Kotomine was no longer immortal!

Having lost the source of evil in this world, and without any new source of evil to fuel his power, Kirei Kotomine is now a potential threat to be killed!

Ignoring his injuries, he immediately stood up again, straining his body to stay upright, and became even more vigilant about his surroundings than ever before. At the same time, his right hand kept pressing the trigger, letting bullets roar out of the muzzle and attack those spikes!

At the same moment, Kiritsugu began trying to retrieve the magazines and bombs that had fallen from his body, moving around while collecting these supplies.

Of course, Kirei Kotomine wasn't stupid. While chasing Kiritsugu with the spikes, he was also able to separate a portion to destroy the magazines and explosives. Kirei Kotomine understood that without the supply of evil, he wasn't absolutely immortal. Just like the explosives earlier, without the help of evil, it would have taken him a while to recover. Although it wasn't long, it was still quite troublesome!

The pitch-black spikes became even more rampant, like groundhogs, appearing from nowhere and relentlessly piercing through the magazines and bombs.

Under the intense attack of the spikes, many magazines and bombs were destroyed, leaving only a pile of wreckage. However, just as Kirei Kotomine's sabotage operation was going incredibly smoothly, an unexpected phenomenon set off alarm bells in Kirei Kotomine's mind, who was hiding somewhere!

Among the pile of magazines that had fallen to the ground, there was one magazine that hadn't been pierced by its own spike, and had even damaged its own spike!

Chapter 227 Kiritsugu Emiya VS Kirei Kotomine (Part 2)

Chapter 227: Kiritsugu Emiya vs. Kirei Kotomine (Part 2)

P.S.: Starting today, I'm resuming my bi-weekly update schedule. Although my drafts haven't reached thirty yet, I keep my word, you bastard! Resuming updates today!

PS2: Actually, it's not that the author can't write anymore, but recently the author has developed a disease where they feel like they'll die if they don't write long novels. Lately, they often write six or seven thousand words in one go... and then try to break it up.

PS3: The New Year is over, and things are starting to calm down at work... Haha! Now is the perfect time!

PS4: After finishing Volume 4 (in draft), the author will issue a notice to take a break for about a week to think about Volume 5 and to write drafts for the other books during that week.

"The same as agitω... the power of light."

Kirei Kotomine, who was hiding somewhere, noticed that one of the spikes he fired had been damaged by the magazine. Surprised, he quickly realized that it was not the magazine that had damaged his spikes, because the magazine did not have anything special about it.

What truly destroys your own spike is the moment it's about to hit the magazine; the bullet inside the magazine emits a burst of light, destroying the spike within the magazine's range!

"That's... Kiritsugu Emiya's trump card...?"

Without much thought, Kirei Kotomine understood that one or more bullets in that magazine were definitely Kiritsugu Emiya's trump card. If that light power were to actually enter his body, his body would be completely purified!

If one's will is slow to escape, it might even be purified from the very will that has assimilated with evil at this moment!

But now, there's no evil left for him to possess, because Kirei Kotomine can sense that one of the other three corrupted puppet Servants, an Assassin, has been dead for a while. There's no way he can be relied on—after all, there were 80 people, and they were wiped out so quickly. They're really useless!

The second Caster, although not dead yet, is being fought by Jeanne d'Arc, who is preparing to unleash a powerful attack. The light in that attack is different from, yet similar to, Agit's light, and represents a positive force that is the opposite of evil!

I don't want to be purified immediately after being possessed!

As for the last one, Archer... well, don't even think about it! Because Archer is different from other corrupted Heroic Spirits. Like himself, although his body is composed of the evil of this world, he has his own will. Trying to possess him is simply courting death. However, to be honest, the two are also different. Although Archer has a clear will, he cannot control his own body. On the other hand, Kirei Komine has a clear will and can easily use this body.

Well, I seem to have gone a bit off-topic, but that's alright, because this is exactly what Kirei Kotomine is thinking right now. No matter how the battle unfolds, Kirei Kotomine has already planned his escape route—but these escape routes will only be considered when there is real danger...

In short, since I can't get the bullets in the magazine and can't destroy it, then as long as I can't get the magazine from Emiya Kiritsugu either... wouldn't that solve the problem?

Kirei Kotomine revealed a sinister smile and began to manipulate a part of his body.

In Kiritsugu's eyes, after the spikes that shot out from the ground proved ineffective, almost a moment later, before he could even walk toward the magazine, several black tentacles emerged from the ground, connecting with each other to form a semi-circular shield. At the same moment the shield was formed, sharp black spikes appeared all over the newly formed black shield!

"To break through that barrier and retrieve it... In short, proceed according to the original plan."

As Kiritsugu watched his magazine, filled with the Light Bullet, being sealed by the black mud, his expression remained unchanged, staring blankly at the barrier. Of course, at the same time, Kiritsugu didn't stop, but continued to quickly retrieve his nearly depleted magazine and explosives.

Of course, at the same time, even though his main attention was drawn to the magazine containing the light bullets that Kirei Kotomine had dropped on the ground, he still did not forget to destroy the other explosives and bullets that could cause him trouble.

Moments later, all that remained on the ground were the completely destroyed magazines and bullets, and the bombs that had been pierced... no, it should be said that they had been swallowed up—only the part of the explosive that had been hit by the spike was completely smooth and hollow, while the missing part looked as if it had been melted and gnawed away.

Looking at the portion he had salvaged, he realized he only had about one-fifth of the original amount of Kiritsugu. Even with his usual composure, he couldn't help but feel anxious. Not only had too many supplies been destroyed, but the fact that Kirei Kotomine was nowhere to be found was also unsettling.

However, judging from the attack just now, if there's no mistake... Kirei Kotomine is probably hiding underground!

On the other hand, there are ways to force Kirei Kotomine out—the best way is, for example, the magazine sealed by the hedgehog cover right in front of him!

Whoosh!

With his body slightly bent, holding his beloved gun in his right hand and three C4 bombs in his left, he sprinted forward, using magic to enhance his hearing and focusing his attention on the ground. He dodged the spikes that would suddenly emerge from the ground and gradually approached the hedgehog-shaped enclosure containing the light bullet magazine!

call out!

Once he was extremely close to the hedgehog's trap, Kiritsugu decisively threw out the explosives!